MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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